MURPHY
Swim team signups set
Registration for the Cherokee County Aquatic Club’s summer swim team will start the week of May 16.
The club competes in the Mountain Swim League and has promoted youth swimming in the county for more than 20 years. Registration will take place at the newly renovated Murphy Health & Fitness Center pool, with several options for membership.
The team is planning
to practice there from 7:30-9 a.m. during the week and may hold a practice in Andrews later in the morning. Swim meets are typically held on Thursday evenings beginning June 9, with the MSL conference meet taking place Saturday, July 16, and an All-Star meet Saturday, July 23.
The team is also looking for financial support from community organizations. If interested, call coach Frank Bachteler at 352-445-1621
HAYESVILLE
Rotary golf tourney set
The 2022 Golf Tournament of Champions sponsored by the Rotary Club of Murphy will tee off at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Mountain Harbor Golf Club.
The format is a two player Captain’s Choice and cost $200 per team, which includes green and cart fees. Appropriate golf attire must be worn. Team fees will go toward payouts estimated to be from $600 for first place to $100 for seventh.
Sponsors are needed for the Rotary Club to raise money for youth scholarships and supporting good causes in the community. Sponsorships start at $75 for a sign all the way up to a Platinum Sponsor for $2,000.
Checks can be sent to: Murphy Rotary Club, PO Box 846, Murphy, NC 28906. For details, call Scott Freel of the club’s golf committee at 361-1297 or Sherry Raines at 837-2242.
MARBLE
Kids Fishing Day April 30
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a Kids’ Fishing Day on Saturday, April 30, at the sheriff’s office firing range off of U.S. 19/74.
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the event will begin at 9 a.m. Participants are required to bring their own fishing pole, but bait will be free.
Sweet Pigs Hot Dogs & Catering will be on site to provide lunch plates. For details and questions, call Stephanie Swanson at 837-2589.
HAYESVILLE
Golf Classic set May 11
The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s Golf Classic will take place Wednesday, May 11, at Mountain Harbor Golf Club off U.S. 64 East.
The competition will be a four-person scramble, with first place getting $600, second place $450 and third place $300. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m., and the tournament will begin at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start.
All participants will get a complimentary swag bag, with lunch provided by Chick-fil-A of Blairsville, Ga. To register or sponsor the event, visit www.cherokeecountychamber.com.
RALEIGH
Leave young wildlife alone
As the weather gets warmer, there is a greater chance humans will interact with wildlife.
If you see a baby animal, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging “if you care, leave them there.” If you think the animal needs help, the best thing you can do is leave it alone.
RALEIGH
Commission fights disease
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Executive Director Cameron Ingram announced April 12 that he has invoked emergency powers to help combat Chronic Wasting Disease in the state.
The first positive case of the disease in the state was detected in a white-tailed deer in Yadkin County on March 31, and the plan was created to help assist with isolation and detection of the disease in Yadkin, Surry and surrounding counties. To see what rules are now in place, visit the Wildlife Resources Commission website.
CHEROKEE SCOUT
Youth sports pics wanted
Did you have a youth recreation or travel team that had a particularly good season? Did they win or possibly play for a championship?
If that sounds like your team, then we’d love to run their photo in the Cherokee Scout. Please drop off a photo at the local newspaper’s office, 89 Sycamore St. in downtown Murphy, or email a photo, along with the names of the people in it, to Sports Writer Justin Fitzgerald at sports@cherokeescout.com.
MURPHY
Register for Senior Games
Registration for this year’s Cherokee County Senior Games has begun at cherokeecountyseniorgames.org or via a paper registration form at any senior center in Cherokee and Clay counties. It costs $15 to participate in the event, and participants will have to pay an additional $5 if they want to come to the closing ceremonies to help cover the costs of a catered meal for the event.
The games start Saturday, April 30, and end Saturday, May 21, and you can register until the start of the games. People ages 50 and up can participate, and five-year age divisions will be used for each event. The games also include Silver Arts.
Those who compete and finish their athletic events can qualify for the N.C. Senior Games competition. For details and questions, call Terence Fairies at 727-470-7947 or visit cherokeecountyseniorgames.org.
From staff reports.